KD communicated how he rated the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback via the wonderful World Wide Web. Starting on Aug. 24, Durantula tweeted that Vick didn’t count among the top 5 National Football League QBs, which he listed as New England Patriot Tom Brady, Indianapolis Colt Peyton Manning, San Diego Charger Philip Rivers, Green Bay Packer Aaron […]
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Hoopin’ and painting
The smell of cotton candy, moon-bounce plastic and face paint fill the air. The season of carnivals and fairs is upon us with the kick-off of Uptown Kids’ first-anniversary carnival, to be held at the 5840 N. Classen Blvd. shop. The outdoor carnival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Buy a wristband […]
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Thunder finalizes pre-season schedule
The schedule is as follows: • Oct. 12 at Utah, 8 p.m.• Oct. 14 vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m.• Oct. 16 at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.• Oct. 17 vs. New Orleans (at Wichita, Kan.), 7 p.m.• Oct. 21 vs. Denver (at Tulsa), 7 p.m.• Oct. 25 at Phoenix, 5 p.m.• Oct. 27 vs. San Antonio, 7 p.m.
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About that lockout …
“Unfortunately, due to the current labor situation, I am not able to contact the guys at this time,” Brian Facchini, the Thunder’s director of basketball communications, told Chicken-Fried News. “I would be more than happy to help once I am able.” Lockout be damned! Through the magic of the innerwebs, CFN has obtained relatively fresh […]
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Thunder announces 2011-12 season schedule
Home games to be nationally televised on either ABC, ESPN or TNT Sports from the Oklahoma City Arena include:• Los Angeles Lakers, Nov. 23;• Orlando Magic, Dec. 14;• San Antonio Spurs, Dec. 16;• Dallas Mavericks, Dec. 29;• Denver Nuggets, Feb. 19, 2012;• Boston Celtics, Feb. 22, 2012; • Chicago Bulls, April 1, 2012; and• Los […]
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That’s the ticket
If you were a member of the Oklahoma City Council, you could have gone to see them for free. Over the course of three years, current and former City Council members received thousands of free event tickets, mostly for Oklahoma City Thunder games, but also included tickets to rock concerts, stand-up comedians, ballet performances and […]
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Robinson crossing
To boldly go where relatively few have gone before (um, except for the likes of Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders), Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nate Robinson could try out for the NFL. Maybe. “I might go play football,” Robinson told SLAM ONLINE. “Do something that nobody’s tried to do.” The 5-9 Robinson had a football […]
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Homer on the range
If an antonym exists for this brand of broadcasting boosterism, that word could be used to describe what certain Oklahoma City Thunder followers think of ESPN/ ABC’s No. 1 broadcasting team. Pompon shakers in Loud City are obviously disappointed that the Cinderella season came up a bit short, leading some to even accuse announcer Mike […]
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Thunder up!
The wind devastated three-fourths of the city of Joplin, Mo., and the two major papers in Oklahoma had the following banner headlines: —Tulsa World: “Deadly twister hits Joplin” —The Oklahoman: “Fans go the distance for OKC” I remember the good old days when The Oklahoman printed the news and put their editorials on the front […]
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Thunder will learn from playing deep into playoffs
I can’t tell you how proud I am of this Thunder team. Not just for the season, but for the way they competed and fought in Game 5. They were ready to go from the tip, ready to fight. I think even us fans were sort of ready to pack it in after Game 4’s […]